The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-07-21
See COmrade TaylOr's adv. on page 5.
BATTLES AND LOSSES.
Some Interesting Figures from OficlaI Sources

Some Interesting Figures from Official Sources
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: As there haa
been some controversy of late about the num-
Der OF battles certain regiments were engaged
in, and also as to which one had the most cas-
ualties, beg to submit the record of the SD
Pa:
HEADo'Rs ARMY OF THE PoroMAc,
March Z, 1865.
In accordance with the requirements of General
Orders No. 10, of 1862 from the War Department.,
and in conformity with the reports of Boards con-
vened to examine into the services rendered by
the troops concerned, and by the authority of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT commanding the armies OF
U. S. il is ordered that there shall be Inserted
upon the colors or guidOns of the following regi-
mentsand batteries serving i'm this army the names
of the battles in which they have borne merito-
nous part, and as hereinafter specified viz:
Eighty-third Pennsylvania Vols. Yorktown
Hanover Courthouse MechRniCsvilIe Cs0ines's
MILL Peach Orchard, Savage Station. White Oak
swamp, Glendale, Malvern Hill. Second Bull Run.
Antietam, Fredericksburg. Charlottesville, Get
tysburg. RappalIanuOck Station, Mine Run, VIII
derness SpOttsy lvania, North Anna, Tolop0tomoy
Bethesda Church, Petersburg. Weldon Railroad,
PEBBLES Farm, Hateher's Run.
By command of MAJ-GEN. MEADE.
GEO. ID. RUGGLEs, A. A.-G.
The above official list aecredits the SD Pa.
with % battles- As the list does not seem to
bring it up to the AppOmattox surrender, we
believe the regiment claims three more. viz:
White Oak Road Tor Vaughn Road, Five Forks
and AppOmattOx COurt-hOuse-making % in
all. There are only two infantry regiments
officially accredited with as many battles as the
SD Pa, viz: The Goth Mass. 26, aud the l1th
Mass. %. Then we have five infantry regi-
ments to whom are given one less as follows:
LIST Mich, 81; 9Th Mich. p; 9th ". j. "a; Sod
N. Y, "a; 6lth N. Y. "a. The greatest num-
Der of battles credited to any regiment is given
to the LIST Me. Cav, 20. Next comes the Sth
Pa. Cav, %; other cavalry regiments all run
under 2i
There are four regiments which are the low
est, only being accredited with one battle each,
viz: 1o5th. 18th, lSSth N. Y. and the 2I0th
Pa. All four are Hatcher's RAN Then the
106th Pa. comes next, having spent their gore
on only two bloody fields, Ream's Station and
BoydtOn Road, followed by the I9oth Pa,
which, no doubt, fought nObly" at Pebbles
Farm and Hatchers Run-iust two battles for
each regiment; but as they came in near the
close of the war, their military records could
not be expected TO cover very large field.
Should any of the comrades desire the official
record of their regiments we will furnish them,
as we have an official copy of the Army of the
Potomac.
Now, as to the number of casualties in the
different regiments, I believe that only one
regiment-7th Wis, I think-comes up to
those of the SD Pa The following is compiled
from Capt. A III. JudSOns History of the SD
Pa Vols, from official figures in the War De-
partment: Regiment organized July, 1861
mustered out July. 1866. Number commits
stoned officers on roll 81 total number enlist
ed men and officers, original enlistments and
recruits 1,794. Discharged for wounds in BAT
tie, 397; killed and died, 3ll total casualties,
7OS.-J. q. HARRIS, SD Pa, VenangO, Pa.